Oil-well swivel-wrench



f PATENTED FEB. 9, 1904.

J. BARRETT. v 01L WELL SWIVEL WRENCH Y APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1903.

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I Patented February 9 1904,-

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'. Be it; known that I, Josiah mama, a resident of "Bellevue, in the county of Allegheny and State "of Pennsylvania, -5 new and useful' lmprovem'ent in Oil-Well SwivehWrenche's; and'I do hereby declare the following to be a full; clear, and exact descrip- "tion thereof. 7 -My' invention relates to tools-for handling ididrill-bits or other tools used in'drillingor operating Artesian wells and for like purposes, my tool. also being applicable in general ,tothe :handlingof any parts'to be screwed together when in a vertical position whether in con- ,15'nection with Artesian wells or any other mechanical operations, It is an improvement on PatentNo; 561,305, dated June 2,1896,

, issued to me and is intended to meet a'difliculty in the. useof tools for handlingheavy, 23%v parts required to be screwed together, owing to the amount of power necessary to unscrew or screw together such heavy parts. My invention consists, generally stated, in

1 ,providingthe rotary tool-holder with a handle 5 or handles whereby it may-be turned in the swivel-rmgand so arranging. the parts that said handles will not interfere'with the proper rotation of the tool-holder'even ifthe lever .isin an inclined POSltlOD.

3 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view ofthe tool.v Fig. 2 is a planvieav .-of'the same, and Fig. 3 is a front viewof the same.

the drawings the frame or lever; of the wrench isshown at 1, and'this may be supported, if. desired, by anysuitable crane or derrick bymeans-of a chain or block, with a hook or ring passing through the eye'2. This .llev'er has it's forward end forked, being pros vided with thearms The swivel-ring is shown at 5, and this is -mou'nted in the forked arms by means of trunnibn bolts 6, passing through the eyes 4 and have invented a ingthe same.

3-, which are providedat 1 fltheir outer ends withthe eyes or-bearings 4,

I SPE OIIICA IIONiOrming artof LettersBatentNo.751,447,datedifebruary,1904,.

- ai man and m. 13,1903. s aunorleiase, mdmoaetr a 5 separate 'and interchangeable plates, as de- 7 scribed insaid patent. a

This wrench 'said,'.1'in'g ,prepatent above referred to, and

In the use, of prior devices of this character" the wrench portion or tool-holder 7 has not 7 been providedwith a handle orlever for turn- One of the difliculties in the way of applying such handle-or lever is due 7 to the fact that the lever 1 in actual use is sel-- dom in a horizontal position,- but, on the contray, is usually inclined, and inasmuch as the handle or lever to be effective,mustproject "outwardly or radially with reference to the wrench or tool-holder the lever. 1 will be in the path of movement of such outwardly-rpro- 1 jecting handle, and'consequently will prevent the rotation of the same. Y'By my'invention vI provide the tool-holderwith a suitable oute wardly-projecting handle or handles 9, and sof arrange the latter that the lever 1 will notinterfere therewith, even when in an inclined po-. sition. I accomplish this by hayin said handle or handles depending from the to lholder I that is,.1'n ojectingdownw ardly t0aconsiderable distance before they are turned outwardly shown in the drawings, where the handles have a comparatively straight downwardlyprojecting part 10 and then are Bent and project outwardlyyas at 11, these outwardly-prov p a v jecting portions preferably being in'clined,'as shown, soils to lead away from the plane of the tool-holder. handles 7 can freely rotate without coming in contact with the lever 1 when in an inclined position, this heing'indicated in Fig. 1.

ing turned with ease and 'in all positions of the holdingflever 1.

What I claimas my invention, and desire to I secure byLetters Patent, is

By this arrangement these 7 1. The combination withalever or frame ar ranged to be suspended intermediate its ends, a A

or radially with reference thereto, this being -.8b

7 e- By my improvementthetool holder or wrench proper of the device iscapable of be- I end of said lever to swing with reference thereto, a rotary tool-holder swiveled in said ring and having a seat to receive the tool or other article to be handled and-a handle or handles secured to said toolholder and projecting downwardly therefrom and then outwardly but without approaching the plane of the toolholder.

ranged to be suspended intermediate its ends, a horizontally-arranged ring mounted in one end of said lever to swing with reference there to, a rotary tool-holder swiveled in said ring and having an open portion and a seat to receive the tool to be handled, and a handle or handles connected to said tool-holder and projecting downwardly therefrom and then out- 2. The combination with a lever or frame ar wardly but without approaching the plane of the tool-holder. I i

' 3. A lever or frame arranged to be suspended intermediate its ends, a horizontally-arranged ring mounted in one end of said lever to swing'w-ith reference thereto, a rotary toolholderswiveled in sai ring and having a seat toreceive the 'toolor other article to be handled, and a handle or handles connected to said tool-holder and having a downwardly-projecting portion, and thenbeing bent to project outwardly and downwardly.

In testimony whereof I, the said JOSIAH BAR- RETT, have hereunto set my hand.

' y JOSIAH BARRETT. W'itnesses:

'- G. C. RAYMOND,

ROBERT C. To'I'rnN. 

